Isn’t Informed Consent the Same as SDM?

Moderator:
Joan Michaels, MSN AACC  CPHQ – Director , American College of Cardiology, Washington, DC

Speaker:
Roseanne Palmer, MSN RN – Nurse Manager, Structural Heart Program, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH 

Description:
Become an expert on how to approach Shared Decision Making (SDM) and learn what tools are available to help enhance your program.

• Identify two important differences between informed consent and SDM.
• Discuss the best clinician to introduce the topic of SDM with patient and family.
• Identify two tools available to help document SDM.